Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
32
34
44
33
23
23
39
59
59
54
52
32
20
23
11
12
11
13
7
6
6
6
2
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
5
NW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
W
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34AM3.53m
3:05PM3.25m
3:06AM3.52m
3:36PM3.22m
3:40AM3.44m
4:09PM3.14m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.05m
8:56PM0.38m
9:22AM0.08m
9:30PM0.40m
9:57AM0.19m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
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8:10
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
13
13
12
12
12
13
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
9
11
9
8
7
6
13
10
11
10
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